ELITE A-ATD Will Provide Students Training On DA40, DA42 Platforms

Angel City Flyers -- an Oxsfordshire, England-based training school flying out of Long Beach Airport in the States -- has become the first delivery customer for ELITE Simulation Solutions' new Garmin G1000-equipped iGATE Advanced Aviation Training Device, or A-ATD. The sim is outfitted with an actual G1000 flat-glass panel, utilizing the 10.4" PFD/MFD displays that are rapidly becoming OEM equipment in many airframes. Desktop and cockpit versions of the iGATE A-ATDs are available, in almost any configuration -- including the Diamond DA40 and DA42 twin, developed in cooperation with Diamond Aircraft Industries.

"We currently operate two Elite iGATE Advanced Aviation Training Devices and find them invaluable in our training programs," says Seosamh Somers, President Angel City Flyers Inc., in an ELITE press release. "They allow us to replicate scenarios and introduce training efficiencies which are not possible when using the aircraft alone. Our G1000 iGATE will play a pivotal role in our partnership with USAero providing Diamond Aircraft factory approved training programs for Technically Advanced Aircraft such as the DA40 and DA42.

"The G1000 iGATE will enable us to deliver enhanced proficiency at a greater value for both VFR and IFR flight training and single pilot resource management," continued Somers. "We feel that the fidelity, usability and robustness of Elite products will continue to enhance our mission of providing pilots with confidence through proficiency."

"We are honored to have Angel City Flyers as the launch customer for the new G1000-equipped iGATE," says Fred Zanegood, ELITE Director of Marketing. "Forward thinking training organizations such as Angel City Flyers will lead the way into the future using the technological advances in simulation today."

For over 15 years, ELITE Simulation Solutions has been providing IFR simulators to colleges, universities, flight academies and flight schools worldwide.

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